Previously...Connecticut Regional
Institute for the 21st Century has a plan...in
the last decade, it addressed the issue of 345kV power
and other major economic mattersSome local
news prior to Legislative action in a special session
in '02...For a broad view of metropolitan plans click on Regional Plan Association.

SOUTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT
IS IN THE NEW YORK CITY TO NEW HAVEN NEXUS:On the left is the cover for the GALLIS
report; at the right is the 1995 regional plan for
land use in Southwestern CT produced by SWRPA - and to Census 2000
data for our region from SWRPA WEBsite. How do these
documents relate to the upcoming CT Siting Council process
re: 345kV lines?

Victory In Fight For Clean
AirHartford
Courant editorial,
May
2, 2002

There will be plenty of credit to pass around
today when Gov. John G. Rowland signs the bill that will
clean up the so-called Sooty Six power plants. Mr. Rowland
and Environmental Protection Commissioner Arthur Rocque -
both of whom opposed cleanup legislation the past few years
- deserve a portion of the credit for finally helping this
public health measure to become law.

A giant step toward tightening sulfur dioxide
emission standards for the six old, soot-belching plants was
taken last week when clean-air advocates and their
legislative allies reached an agreement with Mr. Rocque and
members of the governor's staff. The House approved
the bill 134-15; Tuesday, the Senate concurred on a 35-1
vote. Mr. Rowland is set to sign at a ceremony in Norwalk.

In a nutshell, owners will be given a year
longer - until Jan. 1, 2005 - than this year's bill
originally allowed to meet the new, tougher emission
standard. Proponents won their overriding goal: an end
to emissions credit trading, a practice that allows some
heavy-polluting plants to improve "on paper" only by buying
credits from cleaner plants. The bill requires cleanup at
the source - meaning that people living near the six power
plants in Bridgeport, Middletown, Milford, Montville, New
Haven and Norwalk will breathe cleaner air. The new
standards can be waived for the duration of an electric
power crisis, but only if there is a clear connection
between the tougher standards and a power shortage.

[Please read the rest of this article in the archives at the Hartford COURANT website]

Thursday, February 07, 2002 -
6:29:15 AM MST1,000 held hostage in Capitol; no gunman found
Capitol lockdown punctuates Rowland budget to fight terrorBy KEN DIXON -
Dixon.connpost@snet.netHARTFORD -- Minutes after
Gov. John G. Rowland called on the General Assembly to
commit $10 million to protect the state from terrorists, the
Capitol complex waslocked down when a gunman was
reportedly spotted in the Legislative Office Building
parking garage.

Nearly seven hours later, shortly before 8
p.m., police declared the complex secure and said no gunman
was found.

More than 1,000 lawmakers, visitors and
Capitol staff were literally held hostage Wednesday as State
Police tactical squads joined Capitol and Hartford police in
searching the garage and adjacent LOB. A state police
helicopter and airplane flew over the building for hours,
taking part in the search and police brought in an armored
vehicle. The state Supreme Court building across from the
Capitol also was closed, as were surrounding streets and the
Capitol Avenue exit from Interstate 84.

Veteran lawmakers and Capitol observers called
the lockdown unprecedented. And while those cooped up for
hours made the most of it, jawboning and lobbying, thethreat's serious overtones could not be
ignored. Police considered the threat real because two
people, women making separate reports, told authorities they
saw an unidentified man holding a rifle or shotgun on top of
the four-level parking garage. Authorities did not identify
the women.

[Please read the rest of this article in the archives at the CT POST website]

CT SITING
COUNCILThe Connecticut Siting
Council is made up of nine members for energy and
telecommunications, and ash residue disposal area issues and
thirteen members for hazardous waste and low-level
radioactive waste issues.

Energy and Telecommunications MembershipNine members: five appointed by the
Governor including the chairperson, one appointed by the
Speaker of House, one appointed by the President Pro-tempore
of the Senate, the chairperson of the Department of Public
Utility Control, and the commissioner of the Department of
Environmental Protection. By statute, at least two Council
members appointed by the Governor shall be experienced in
the field of ecology and not more than one member shall have
an affiliation with any utility, government utility
regulatory agency, or facility under the Council's
jurisdiction.

CT Plan
2004-2009on hold...Legislative
Committee to reintroduce it next Session. Sort of
like Blanche Dubois in "Streetcar Named Desire" -
streetcars coming back in the 21st century?

The CT
State Plan of Conservation and Development 1998-2003 is clear
about priorities for development: